PB CAREERS: Private Label Brand Manager – Ace Hardware

Job Description
This diverse role is responsible for defining, executing and managing the vision of Ace Hardware’s seven private label brands. He/she will collaborate with buying and category management teams in strategic planning, product positioning, pricing strategies, item selection, quality control, packaging development and advertising programs. All done to ensure that revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met and that the brands support Ace Hardware’s corporate goals and strategies. He/she will also maintain the visual identity for Ace’s portfolio of private label brands.

Company Description
With 4,500 stores in all 50 states, and in more than 60 countries on six continents, Ace has powerful brand recognition. As the leading hardware co-op, Ace continues to excel in the convenient hardware market through a couple of ways. First and foremost, Ace is known as the “Helpful Place” where our consumers go not only for the right products, but also the right advice. In fact, for five straight years, JD Power has ranked Ace number one in customer service when compared to all our home improvement competitors such as Lowe’s, Home Depot, Menard’s and True Value. Additional signs of our success include:$3.5 Billion in 2009 wholesale sales 120 new stores opened in 2009 Over $500 million in inventory with over 65,000 different products Over $4 million dollars donated to Children’s Miracle Network and the Red Cross in 2009 As you can see, Ace is building on our strong foundation. While we have many years of success behind us, we know our best years are yet to come. For us to continue to grow and prosper, we remain on the lookout for quality candidates to join our helpful team.

Christopher Durham is the founder of My Private Brand and the VP of retail brands at Theory House, the branding and retail marketing agency. He is a consultant, strategist and retailer with close to 20 years of real-world retail and corporate experience creating, launching and building billion dollar Private Brands.

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The International Home + Housewares Show offers you the opportunity to see first-hand consumer lifestyle and product trends for all areas of the home, both inside and out, under one roof at McCormick Place, Chicago.

Christopher Durham is the founder of My Private Brand and the VP of retail brands at Theory House, the branding and retail marketing agency. He is a consultant, strategist and retailer with close to 20 years of real-world retail and corporate experience creating, launching and building billion dollar Private Brands.

Christopher Durham is the founder of My Private Brand and the VP of retail brands at Theory House, the branding and retail marketing agency. He is a consultant, strategist and retailer with close to 20 years of real-world retail and corporate experience creating, launching and building billion dollar Private Brands.